Why Hire Fidel’s Daughter? –Friedman

By Brian 

Jon Friedman is unhappy with CNN again. He writes: “CNN’s latest stretch for publicity was a doozy of a gimmick: it announced late last week that it had hired Fidel Castro’s daughter as a contributor, just as the Cuban dictator’s health became the island’s biggest news story since the heady days of Elian Gonzalez.”

He adds: “CNN wants the public to believe that Fernandez has unique insights about her homeland and her father — even though she left the country in 1993, disguised as a Spanish tourist, no less…But it’ll sure look impressive when CNN trots out CASTRO’S (estranged) DAUGHTER on ‘Larry King Live’ and its other shows.”

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